01. From
"Reviews," The Guardian (22 January 1851): 55-56
Some of Elizabeth Browning's works are from a
religious standpoint, and that is something readers need to be aware of. EBB
uses idols like Mr. Carlyle, Mr. Tennyson, and Mr. Browning to help model her
poetry after. From my understanding, the author of this sections is not a fan
of EBB. They seem to think that she is getting her knowledge of her poems from
her idols then writing poetry on things she knows nothing about.
02. From Sammuel B. Holcombe, "Death of Mrs.
Browning," Southern Literary Messenger 33 (December 1861): 412-17
The author of this section is a huge fan of
Elizabeth Browning and feels as thought she is a female version of Shakespeare.
He feels her writing is "... genuine, intense, and pathetic
womanliness." (p 321) Browning is a Christian poet who bases her poetry on
the great truths of the Christian religion. EBB's use of poetry is well written
which has made people think of her as the most poetic female writer of
her time.
03. From [Hannah Lawrance], “Mrs. Browning’s Poetry.” The British
Quarterly Review 42 (October 1865): 359-84
Browning’s work gives life to abstract ideas from history. EBB gives a
different shed of light on things that so many people think they understand.
For example: The Virgin Mary. Elizabeth Barrette Browning shares that we need
to change our perspective on how we view her and look at it a little deeper.
People don’t take into consideration the pain Virgin Mary went through to bare
a child that brought forth redemption of the world. Or that she knew the power
the infant she was carrying in her womb had and that he was sharing the same
flesh as her. EBB sheds light on different perspectives of something so many
people claim they know everything about and her idea on it, is quite a
realistic one that I could relate to.
Browning,
Elizabeth Barrett, and Margaret Forster. Elizabeth Barrett Browning:
Selected Poems. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins UP, 1988. Print.
This is an interesting blog. I'm having a hard time, though, separating the summary from the analysis in your last couple of blogs (since you've started the numbered format). Ideally, I'd prefer the summary to come first, then the analysis, and you don't have to touch on everything in the analysis. Instead, provide the summaries, and then spend a bit of time talking about the ideas that struck you overall as most interesting. If you prefer to leave them together, try to make it a bit clearer when you shift from one to the next.
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